India vs South Africa Test: The first Test between India and South Africa will be played in Kolkata from 14th November. Rishabh Pant has returned to the team after injury and can be a part of the playing 11. During this period, only 2 sixes from his bat can create history.
Rishabh Pant Near Big Record: The first Test match between India and South Africa will be played at the Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata from 14 to 18 November. A 2-match series is being played between the two teams. To reach first place in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-27, the Indian team will have to win both the matches. Rishabh Pant has returned in this series, who did not play in the Test series against West Indies. Pant, who is returning after injury, will have a great opportunity to create history in the first Test. He can break the record of former explosive batsman Virender Sehwag. Let’s know about that record…
Pant will create history as soon as he hits a six
Left-handed explosive batsman Rishabh Pant is going to create a new history in the first Test against South Africa. When he comes to bat on the field, he will have to hit only 1 six. On the basis of that six, he will equal the big record of former explosive Indian batsman Virender Sehwag. At the same time, as soon as he hits 2 sixes, he will take the number one position. Pant has hit a total of 90 sixes in Test cricket so far. At the same time, Viru is currently ahead in this matter, whose bat has hit a total of 91 sixes in Test cricket. Now Pant will come forward in the list.
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These 5 Indian batsmen are behind Pant
There are 3 cricketers far behind Rishabh Pant in terms of hitting the most number of sixes in Test cricket. The batsman who has hit the third most sixes for India in the list is Rohit Sharma, who has hit 88 sixes in Tests. Now he cannot go further from here, because he has retired from this format. Whereas, behind him Ravindra Jadeja has hit 80 sixes, while MS Dhoni has hit 78 sixes. Of these, only Jaddu can reach Pant, which is not going to be easy for him.
Rishabh Pant’s test career is amazing
If we look at Rishabh Pant’s Test series, till now he has performed amazingly with the bat for India. Scored 3427 runs in 82 innings of 47 Test matches at an average of 44.50. Apart from this, he has scored 8 centuries and 18 half-centuries with his bat. He has also hit 369 fours. His highest individual score in this format is 159 not out. He has gone not out 5 times. In 2018, he made his Test debut for Team India for the first time, after that there has been no looking back.
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